Attending Geocaching events is a great way to build community and connection. Events are organised by local geocachers or geocaching organisations. They range from meet-and-greets, to educational seminars, to environmental cleanups. Anyone is welcome to attend. Events are a great way to meet fellow geocachers, learn about geocaching, and get involved in the geocaching community.
Event
An Event Cache is a gathering of local geocachers or geocaching organisations. The Event Cache page specifies a time for the event and provides coordinates to its location. The Event page is automatically archived 30 days after it ends.
CITO
Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) is an environmental initiative to clean up and preserve the natural areas that we enjoy while geocaching. These events are gatherings of the geocaching community that can focus on services like litter clean-up, removal of invasive species, planting trees and vegetation, and trail building.
Community Celebration EventThis event type is a specially designated community gathering held during significant milestone years in geocaching. These events allow players to celebrate around the world.
MEGA
This event type has 500+ people in attendance. Many Mega-Events offer geocachers a day of planned activities. There are often several days of additional activities surrounding a Mega-Event.
GPS Adventures Maze ExhibitThe GPS Adventures Maze is a traveling exhibit designed to teach people of all ages about GPS technology and geocaching through interactive science experiences. It may accompany a Mega- or Giga-Event.
Geocaching HQ Block PartyThis event type has 500+ people in attendance. The goal of Block Parties is to celebrate a milestone year and strengthen the geocaching community through amazing social experiences. These large events attract geocachers from all over the world.
GIGA
This event type has 5000+ people in attendance. Similar to Mega-Events, Giga-Events include a day of planned activities, as well as some additional activities around the Event. Since Giga-Events are so rare, they attract geocachers from all over the world.
Geocaching HQ Celebration
Formerly known as the Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration, this event cache type is used by Geocaching HQ to celebrate the biggest anniversary years of geocaching with a large event in Seattle, Washington. Geocaching HQ intends to host these events every ten years.
CHALLENGE REQUIREMENTS
To complete this challenge you will need to attend events earning a total of 2000 points.
As some events are rarer than others they have been assigned different values as below.
Event Cache: 10 points
CITO event: 25 points
Community Celebration event: 50 points
MEGA event: 100 points
GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit: 200 points
Geocaching HQ Block Party: 300 points
GIGA event: 400 points
Geocaching HQ Celebration: 500 points
Additional Information:
• You can demonstrate that you have met this challenge by using the checker below.
• If you have not met the requirements of this challenge, you may visit this cache, sign the log book and post a note on this page. When you have met the requirements of this challenge, you may then post a 'Found It' log without having to revisit the cache.
• Any posted 'Found It' logs that do not meet the requirements of this challenge will be deleted.
CHALLENGE BADGE
Once you have completed this challenge, you can display this challenge badge on your profile or any other web page using the HTML code below:
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Attend an event
Find events near you and visit the cache page of the event you’re interested in. Read the event description carefully. You may want to bring geocoins to trade, trash bags to collect garbage (CITO), or some food to share. Post a "Will Attend" log and let the event host know how many people you're bringing.
After you attend an event, post an “Attended” log to earn your smiley. To post an "Attended" log on a geocaching event, you must have been at the coordinates of the event during the designated time period. But you’re not required to sign an event logbook.
Host an event
Check out our Guide to Hosting Events and read our guidelines for Event Caches before you create your cache page. Keep in mind that event organisers and primary attendees must be geocachers. While a music concert, a ham radio field day, or a town street fair might be of interest to geocachers, such events are not suitable for submission.